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THERAPY, BREASTHAB CEO
Megan McCarthy, MS OTR/L CLT
I have been a practitioner since October 2014 and spent the majority of my career as a staff member and lead Senior Occupational Therapist at New York Presbyterian Hospital (NYP) .
I have experience in and provided rehabilitation services for the following conditions:
Breast Rehabilitation
Lymphedema therapy (CLT)
Plastic surgery
Oncology
Orthopedics
Surgical trauma
Outpatient hand therapy
Burn rehabilitation (adults and pediatrics)
Neurology/Neurosurgery/Neurology intensive care
Stroke rehabilitation
General medicine
Medical intensive care
Cardiology/cardiac intensive care, patients with Ventricular Assistive Devices (VADs), intra aortic balloon pumps (IABPs) and, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
Inpatient Rehabilitation
COVID intensive care unit and recovery
My goal as a clinician was to become a well rounded therapist. If anyone walked through my door, I wanted to be able to treat them. After mastering a multitude of practice areas, including becoming Lymphedema certified, I decided I wanted to designate myself as a specialist and start a private practice. Breast Rehabilitation has become a passion of mine. It is an area of therapy that requires a variety of skillsets and one where you can help individuals get results quickly or even alleviate pain after one-two sessions. It is very humbling to be able to provide a service that can not only impact one’s wellbeing but helps clients to find a healthy connection with their body. This is how BreastHab became my next endeavor.
Over the years, I have become heavily involved in breast rehabilitation. I was a part of collaborative effort to create a research driven post-operative breast rehabilitation protocol that is still in use today and most recently became certified in the Strength After Breast Cancer program. Also, I completed training through Herman and Wallace to effectively treat, assess and manage mastitis. Having a certification in lymphedema therapy has allowed a greater understanding of breast swelling and overall treatment. Being able to integrate my background of scar management, plastic reconstruction, oncology, and lymphedema made the gap in healthcare apparent when it came to breast rehabilitation services. I am on a mission to provide those missing services to you!
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at meganmccarthy@breasthab.com